Vocabulary:

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Inorganic:Not formed from living things or the remains of living things.
Crystal:A soild in which the atoms are arranged in a pattern the repeats again and again
Element:A substance composed of a single kind of atom.
Compound:A substance in which two or more element are chemically joined.
Mohs Hardness Scale:A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest;used in testing the hardness of minerals
Streak:The color of a mineral's powder
Cleavage:A mineral's ability to split easily along flat surfaces
Fracture:The way a mineral looks when it breaks apart in an irregular way
Fluorescence:The property of a mineral in which the mineral glows under ultraviolet light.

Outline

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• what is a mineral?
  • naturally occurring
  • inorganic
  • solid
  • crystal structure
    • some don't have a crystal structure, but are still considered a mineral
  • definite chemical composition
• identifying minerals
  • hardness
    • Mohs hardness scale
  • color
  • streak
  • luster
  • density
  • crystal system
  • cleavage and fracture
  • special properties
    • fluorescence

Diagram

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Shiny luster